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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/personal-and-occupational-pension-schemes-miscellaneous-amendments-no-2-regulations-1997/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1997/3038",
  "legislation_title": "The Personal and Occupational Pension Schemes (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 1997",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/personal-and-occupational-pension-schemes-miscellaneous-amendments-no-2-regulations-1997",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "PENSIONS\nMade 18th December 1997\nLaid before Parliament 22nd December 1997\nComing into force 12th January 1998\nThe Secretary of State for Social Security, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 6(3), 7(2A), 42A(3), 44(1), 113, 181(1) and (4) and 182(2) and (3) of the Pension Schemes Act 1993 and sections 21(4) to (6), 23(3)(c), 41(6), 47(6), 56(2)(b), 61, 75(5), 124(1) and 174(2) and (3) of the Pensions Act 1995 and of all other powers enabling her in that behalf, having consulted such persons as she considers appropriate, hereby makes the following Regulations:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1993 c. 48. Section 7(2A) was inserted by section 136(1) of the Pensions Act 1995, section 42A was inserted by section 137(5) of that Act and section 44(1) was amended by section 164(a) of that Act. Section 181(1) is cited for the meaning given to “prescribed” and “regulations”."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1995 c. 26. Section 124(1) is cited for the meaning given to “prescribed” and “regulations”."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "See section 185(1) of the Pension Schemes Act 1993, which was amended by paragraph 46 of Schedule 3 and paragraph 80 of Schedule 5 to the Pensions Act 1995, and section 120(1) of the Pensions Act 1995."
    }
  ],
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  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1997/3038/introduction",
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  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}